R - r
| rabbitfish sp. | taka |
| · | takalulu |
| railing | imbese |
| rain | kiri |
| rain heavily | kiri tawohawoha |
| rain on s.t. | kirisi |
| rain, drizzly | ramburambu |
| rain, misty | ramburambu |
| rainbow | nuenue |
| raining | kiri |
| raise up | varalati |
| rally together | vailatulatu |
| rank, ascend in | livusi |
| ranking system, social | sumbue |
| rat | harivi |
| rat sp. | vulambosi |
| raw | baro |
| · | duro |
| ray fish | avae |
| reach | kakau |
| reach out | sahamba |
| reach s.t. | hisi |
| read s.t. | sorahi |
| ready | vahatau |
| ready, be | noha |
| ready, get | vahatauhi |
| really | tina, tinahi |
| rebuke | awei |
| rebuke by slapping | tambuavi |
| recover | mavo |
| red | daeha |
| reed | litu |
| reef | barambara |
| · | imbiri |
| reef edge | malokoiwae |
| reflection | nunu |
| reflection, look at | titiro |
| refuge | luhua |
| refuge, seek | luhu |
| rejoicing | kalakalaia |
| relative | joho- |
| remain in place | wari |
| remember s.t. | tinerani |
| remind | diringi buerohi |
| remove ash | avusi |
| remove many things | takatakahi |
| remove s.t. | takahi |
| · | vanotakai |
| renowned | roroaha |
| repair s.t. | saha |
| repay | sumba |
| repay s.o. | tuhu |
| repayment | tavatava |
| repeat s.t. | vaharuahi |
| repent | domtuhutuhu |
| replace s.t. | riu |
| replacement | sumba |
| reprimand s.o. | ngarahi |
| request | tovitovia |
| resolve s.t. | vahamautuhi |
| respect | ololoa |
| respect, show | ololo |
| respectul | ololo |
| responsibility | lavue- |
| rest | mambu |
| · | mambua |
| return home | mule |
| return s.t. | rovituhu |
| rib/s | sisi |
| rib/s of ship | sisi aka |
| ridgepole | wombatu |
| rind | vinu |
| ring around moon | avusi buru talaua |
| ring finger | viraimbatu |
| rip s.t. | talasi |
| ripe | jea |
| · | loa |
| river, big | moruae |
| road | horosala |
| road, small | sala |
| roam | dali, dalindali |
| roar | roro |
| roaring | roroa |
| roast | sombe |
| roast s.t. | tunu |
| rock | tahasi |
| rockpool | tungu |
| rockpool/s | bualbualtungu |
| rockpools | wahawaha |
| rocks | balangandura |
| · | tahatahasi |
| rocks near sea | baranga |
| rocky | barangaha |
| roll wewe in cabbage leaf | wandi |
| roll in mud | koma |
| roll on ground | molemole |
| roll s.t. | molehi |
| roll s.t. along | timolehi |
| roll s.t. down | tilai |
| roll s.t. into ball | molimoli |
| roll up | wandiwandi |
| roll up s.t. | lumahi |
| roof, outside | irarau |
| root | horo |
| root crops, baked | virisaruhi |
| root out | vuvuti |
| roots, buttressed | lambiti |
| rope | asi |
| · | asinduele |
| · | asituvua |
| ropes, leaf vein | jalinjali |
| rose apple | haviha |
| rotten | danga |
| · | dovo |
| rough | balangandura |
| · | ngandira |
| · | sangarangara |
| · | varuwahi |
| round | doli |
| rub | hutuhutu |
| rub sticks | hihi |
| rubbish dump | tautau |
| rubbish, throw away | sakosako |
| rumble | roro |
| rumbling | roroa |
| run | walau |
| run, on the | walanjeajea |
| running, be | walawalau |
| rusty | daendae |